A former Bunnings warehouse in Lake Macquarie is to be transformed into NSW Health’s second mass vaccination centre, boosting the vaccine rollout across the State.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the centre, located at 393 Pacific Hwy, Belmont, would have the capacity to administer up to 20,000 vaccines per week and was expected to open in mid-July.
“Our mass vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park has been a huge success, vaccinating more than 5,000 people a day already,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“We are planning to replicate that model in the Hunter region, so we can quickly and safely vaccinate as many people as possible across NSW,” she said.
Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard said the centre would be staffed by up to 100 nurses, 25 pharmacists or pharmacy technicians and around 200 support staff.
“The Newcastle community and indeed everyone across the Hunter New England Local Health District has been outstanding in presenting for COVID testing to help keep their loved ones safe,” Mr Hazzard said.
“More than half a million people to date have fronted for testing, so I am confident the community will register online to get vaccinated at this new centre, or with their GP, and encourage others to do the same,” he said.
Mr Hazzard said bookings would be required at the centre which would administer both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine.
